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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 80305

This is an initial drug screening test that gives a preliminary result read directly by the person performing the test, using a device such as a testing strip, cup, or cartridge, without needing separate lab instruments. It indicates which general types of drugs may be present in a person's system, and results are typically confirmed with more precise testing if needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test cost?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$9.77 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$9.77 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $23professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$10.00

SD $56.23DC $9.33

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.